<font color=red>'The Powerize 50' for Week of July 31: High-Flying IPOs, Wireless and Tech Mainstays Sizzle
RESTON, Va., Aug. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Buoyed by a resurrected IPO market and high-tech heavyweights, the Powerize 50 captures a mix of market mainstays and new arrivals. The weekly list of companies most researched by individual investors and businesspeople at www.powerize.com is derived by tracking the search requests of more than 600,000 Powerize.com members.
Tech heavyweights ruled the week, with Microsoft (8), Cisco (9), Intel (12), Motorola (13) and Qualcomm (15) taking top spots in this week's rankings. Retailers also surged from last week, with Wal-Mart (19), Kmart (40) and Costco Wholesale (41) joining Home Depot (27) on this week's list.
ZixIt, a provider of encrypted document software and Internet transaction software, scored the week's biggest introduction, making its debut at number 43.
Microprocessor powerhouse Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD - news) continues to hold the number one position for the second week in a row, following a number of weeks in the top five. Last week's number 6, Nokia, moved up to number 5 this week. The rest of this week's top 10 most researched companies at Powerize.com: JDS Uniphase (2), Pacific Century Cyberworks (3), Palm Inc. (4), Lucent Technologies (6), Handspring (7), Microsoft (8), Cisco Systems (9), and Pfizer (10).
The Powerize 50 for Week of July 31, 2000
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1 Advanced Micro Devices 1
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2 JDS Uniphase 2
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3 Pacific Century Cyberworks 3
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4 Palm Inc. 4
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5 Nokia 6
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6 Lucent Technologies 7
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7 Handspring 5
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8 Microsoft 17
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9 Cisco Systems 8
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10 Pfizer 9
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11 CMGI 11
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12 Intel 10
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13 Motorola 12
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14 Stratos Lightwave 26
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15 Qualcomm 15
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16 WorldCom 14
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17 Avici Systems 18
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18 Verizon Wireless 13
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19 Wal-Mart -
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20 Krispy Kreme Doughnut 24
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21 Napster 25
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22 Iridium 20
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23 RF Micro Devices 34
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24 Enron -
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25 Razorfish 19
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26 EMC 16
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27 Home Depot 21
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28 Commerce One 23
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29 Ericsson 22
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30 Global Crossing 32
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31 AT&T 38
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32 Globalstar 27
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33 Rambus 30
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34 Nortel Networks -
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35 Ariba 31
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36 Exodus Communications 39
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37 Texas Instruments 36
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38 Cheap Tickets 29
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39 Amgen 33
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40 Kmart -
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41 Costco Wholesale -
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42 Proctor & Gamble 44
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43 ZixIt -
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44 Healtheon/WebMD 37
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45 Oracle 42
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46 Bank of America 45
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47 DigitalThink -
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48 Learning Tree International -
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49 Trend Micro -
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